Karnataka - Bangalore   

Did the show turn out to be a disappointment?

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: In her speech at the Congress rally on Sunday, AICC president Sonia Gandhi observed that by "defrauding" the Congress and joining hands with the "communal" BJP in forming another coalition Government, the Janata Dal (Secular) had got what it wanted but not the State.

Although it would be too early to measure the political outcome of the rally, many in the party itself have admitted that they were disappointed as Congress as a party failed to put up a befitting show that matched what it had projected and claimed.

The Congress had repeatedly projected that September 3 would be a D-day for the coalition Government. Many senior leaders had claimed that would lead to the "sudden death" of the Government, as many persons from other parties, including the BJP, would join the Congress in the presence of Ms. Gandhi.

Although no such wishful dramatic things happened but for a one-line statement that the AIPJD had merged with the Congress.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Hearing on building norms violation case adjourned
Siddaramaiah goes all out against Deve Gowda
Trucks main cause of traffic congestion
E-tutoring a boon for travel-weary students
Animation firms told to brace up to cash in on outsourcing boom
Many favour two new corporations
Traffic hit hard in Bangalore
Corporates looking for large office space
400 power stations to be set up in State
Garbage disposal affected in city
It was a sea of humanity
`No major drinking water scheme for rural areas'
New rule for Tumkur varsity students keen on BU courses
Group plans to file PIL to protect forests
Development plan under JNNURM ready
It was a touching moment for him
All Mysore buses to ply from new terminal
Man, wife die after consuming poison; children in hospital
Did the show turn out to be a disappointment?
`Public governance a challenge'
Creative
Around the City
In Bangalore Today
Reader's Mail

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu